"Jin...Jin Shuyi...what are you doing here...Are you here to see me...make fun of myself?" Hu Cairen's pair of pale lips kept trembling, and even the words she spoke were trembling.

“Hu Cairen…” Shen Zhiyao smiled and shook her head, stepping over the threshold: “If I hadn’t remembered your voice, I would have almost failed to recognize you.”

As she spoke, Shen Zhiyao slowly walked forward a few steps and stopped in the hall. A trace of regret seemed to appear on her smiling face: "Who is this? How could he be so cruel to ruin such a beautiful face like this? It's such a waste of nature's gift..."

Hu Cairen caught the trace of regret in her eyes, and a glimmer of hope instantly ignited in her heart. She pleaded, "Jin Shuyi...it was Concubine Zhao...who harmed me to this point. My wrist is broken, but she refused to find an imperial physician. Can you...find an imperial physician to take over my wrist..."

Seeing that the smile on Shen Zhiyao's face was gradually fading and being replaced by fierceness, Hu Cairen felt something was wrong and abruptly stopped his pleading.

"Please, why don't you continue? Maybe if I feel soft-hearted, I will really call an imperial physician for you." Shen Zhiyao said jokingly.

"You...what on earth are you doing here! What...what on earth do you want to do!" Hu Cairen collapsed and roared with all his might.

Her palm is now broken and swollen like a pig's hoof, and she is in great pain.

They don't even have the ability to defend themselves, let alone actively attack.

"What? Oh, nothing." Shen Zhiyao sat down slowly on the chair, and her movements and expression made Hu Cairen feel somewhat familiar.

Hu Cairen stared blankly for a while, and suddenly remembered that the emperor had sat in front of her like this in the side hall that day. The two men's movements were so similar that she felt a little dazed.

"Your current state reminds me of Sister Lu... She was also framed that day and was forced to drink a whole bowl of Heartbreak Grass..." Shen Zhiyao's eyes were empty, as if she was reminiscing: "Cuiweixuan and Qingyuexuan are so close, but when I arrived, she was already dead, lying there in pain..."

Hu Cairen felt uneasy after hearing this, and when Shen Zhiyao looked at her again, she subconsciously avoided that passionate gaze.

"Even if I am favored, what can I do? I can't call the imperial physician, and can only watch her vibrant life slip away bit by bit... and I can't do anything..." There seemed to be a gleam in Shen Zhiyao's eyes.

A tear fell out, Shen Zhiyao wiped it silently, calmed down, and then slowly said: "Sister Lu is such a cautious person, who could harm her to this extent? I have been investigating this for a long time!"

After saying that, Shen Zhiyao looked at Hu Cairen sharply with her peach blossom eyes, full of oppression.

Hu Cairen suddenly realized that it was all because of Concubine Lu! She thought that they must have found out about her.

"I can't understand... She is not a good person... She is cruel and ruthless, and her hands are stained with blood! For such a person, you want to harm me to this extent?" Hu Cairen widened his eyes, full of disbelief.

Shen Zhiyao couldn't help curling her lips when she heard this, and said in a cold voice: "Sister Lu has always only been seeking revenge, she will not hurt innocent people indiscriminately, how can you compare with her?"

Haha, it’s unworthy again…

Hu Cairen felt that she was in a bad situation. This woman and Concubine Lu were like sisters. Now that she knew the truth, how could she let her go?

“Hahahaha…” Hu Cairen made up his mind. Since there was no good ending, he might as well drag Shen Zhiyao down with him to perish together.

"Then guess, why do I have to hurt her? She and I have nothing in common, why would I hurt her?"

Hu Cairen looked at Shen Zhiyao, his eyes flashing with a venomous light: "Of course I harmed him because of you! Who told you to be so strong? I can't beat you, so naturally I can only harm your left and right arms! Hahaha, in the final analysis, she died because of you! Because you are stubborn and refuse to give in, she must die!"

Shen Zhiyao looked at her with gritted teeth, his fists clenched tightly, wanting to rush forward and beat her up. His nails were almost digging into her flesh.

But that was only a fleeting thought. In a moment, Shen Zhiyao unclenched her fists and looked at Hu Cairen: "Are you saying this because you hope to see me blame myself, feel guilty, or even have a mental breakdown? Do you want me to be so angry that I kill you right now?"

"What a nice thought!" Shen Zhiyao raised her eyebrows. "Only a useless wimp would get what you want! I only regret that I wasn't strong enough and powerful enough, which allowed a despicable person like you to succeed!"

Shen Zhiyao suddenly stood up and looked down at Hu Cairen: "For this reason, I will become stronger and more ruthless in the future. If anyone dares to harm me or the people I care about again, I will make sure that person dies a miserable death! You dark bugs are only worthy of living in humiliation at my feet!"

"Do you want to die? I warn you, give up this idea as soon as possible! Sister Lu is dead, but at least she died with dignity, but what about you? You can only continue to live as a half-human!"

Shen Zhiyao sneered and said, "Listen carefully, if you dare to hang yourself, I will make all the living people of the Hu family live a life worse than death! I will keep my word!"

Hu Cairen felt a sweet and fishy taste in her throat, and suddenly vomited a mouthful of hot blood. She didn't bother to wipe it off, and pointed at Shen Zhiyao with her good left hand: "You...you are all vicious women! Shen Zhiyao, you are so cruel! It's a pity that the emperor couldn't see through you!"

"I'm cruel?" Shen Zhiyao laughed in anger: "Okay! Then I want to ask you, you are in this situation now, but was it because I tricked or forced your Hu family into rebelling?"

"I'll ask you again, did I destroy your appearance? Or did I order someone to break your hand? Haha, you don't think that I was the one who instigated your exile to Cheng'en Temple? I can't influence the emperor's mind."

Hu Xiaoyi was speechless after being questioned. Indeed, her current state had nothing to do with Shen Zhiyao, and she had never poisoned herself.

Shen Zhiyao spoke with great confidence. She was at most a go-between, a person who played a role in guiding others. All those who had harmed her ultimately brought disaster upon themselves.

"The Empress has ordered me to send you to Cheng'en Temple tomorrow. I came here just to see how you are doing." Shen Zhiyao turned around and said, "I don't even bother to do it myself. I'm sure there are many people who miss you. You will have a wonderful life ahead of you."

After saying that, Shen Zhiyao raised her leg and walked away.

"Wait a minute..." Hu Xiaoyi suddenly called her.

Hearing this, Shen Zhiyao stopped but did not look back.

"If... I hadn't targeted you at the beginning... If we hadn't met in this way, would we have been able to become friends? Would you have avenged me too?" Hu Cairen asked with tears in her eyes.

Shen Zhiyao was silent for a long time and did not answer her. Instead, he walked away without looking back.

In fact, there is no need to answer. Shen Zhiyao has never given up, and her actions of pursuing the goal until now are the answer.

And the Zheng Fuxuan returned to dead silence, with occasional thunder and lightning, illuminating the figure of Hu Cairen who was sitting on the ground like a dead person.

Hu Cairen suddenly burst into laughter. How could it not be funny?

At this point, the person she envied the most was not Jin Shuyi, who was the most favored by the emperor, but Lu Jieyu, who had been killed by her. It was just too funny...

"Master, don't be sad..." Qiuyue held an umbrella and followed Shen Zhiyao, comforting her softly.

"Don't worry, I'm not that fragile. Now that I've got my revenge, I can't wait to be happy." Shen Zhiyao said expressionlessly.

Qiuyue's lips moved a few times, but she didn't say anything to comfort him in the end. She just tilted the umbrella towards Shen Zhiyao again and said, "The master refuses to sit in the sedan chair, so he'd better not catch a cold."

After returning to Cuiweixuan, Shen Zhiyao was helped by everyone to change her clothes, and then she went to a side room in the backyard alone.

The room was filled with some of Sister Lu’s favorite relics. In the middle, there was a brazier for burning paper money.

Shen Zhiyao took out a stack of paper money, split it up, lit it with a fire stick, and then knelt in front of the brazier to slowly burn it.

"Sister Lu, the Hu family has already received retribution, and Prince Rui and Prince Xiang have both been imprisoned. You should also be comforted..."

"As for your parents, I have already told my brother, he will take good care of them. Lord Lu is a good official and a good person, I believe he will be rewarded..."

At this point, Shen Zhiyao suddenly covered her mouth and cried, crying very sadly, for Sister Lu and for herself.

All along, she had lived too cautiously in this cannibalistic palace.

There was no one to talk to, and no one she dared to rely on. She had been holding back her energy and hiding it from everyone until now. Finally, she could breathe a sigh of relief...

After releasing the repressed emotions, Shen Zhiyao wiped away her tears silently. In this world of intrigue, she could only allow herself to be weak for a short while.

"As for Concubine Zhao..." At this moment, the firelight suddenly jumped higher, making Shen Zhiyao's face dim.

"I will make her pay for her debt miserably for the rest of her life... If the queen gives birth to a prince this time... it will be the beginning of their nightmare..."

When the paper money was burned out, Shen Zhiyao stood up and opened the door. Chu'an, Qiuyue, Taoxiang and Zhe Ni were waiting outside the door. When they saw her come out, they all bowed, not knowing how to comfort their master.

"Find a suitable time to quietly move all the items inside outside and burn them, then send them to Sister Lu..."

Shen Zhiyao looked back again and said calmly: "Clean up this room, and everything will be over..."

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